"We just expected a bit more from the Palace. Our reservation was honored on time and we were rushed to our table. The waiter came immediately and was very polite and efficient. After we got our full service, but pastries before sandwiches were finished, we didn 't see anyone again until time for the check. No hot water refills for our tea, no one to ask if we needed or wanted anything further. The egg salad sandwich was phenomenal, great flavor and texture with a nice smattering of anchovy. Smoked salmon was definitely meh. Way too much dairy, barely and salmon and not much in the flavor department. The crab was nice with actual crab flavor on a tasty and hearty green bread (no idea what it was). The cucumber sandwich was a standard tea time cucumber sandwich. There was a good selection of tea, of course, but as stated above we only got one pot, and that stuff gets cold and bitter without a refill of hot water. The pastries were mixed. There was a chocolate coffee petit four with a lot of flavor and just the right balance between snap and creamy. The 'cheesecake ' was more of a mousse and fairly bland. The scones were delicious, but be ready for the pearl sugar. I liked it but my friend was really not a fan. Chocolate dipped strawberry by then I just popped the chocolate off because it was just too much sugar overall but the strawberry was fresh and ripe and refreshing enough to cut all the richness. I skipped the raspberry mousse, my friend gave at weak thumbs up and skipped taking mine. The macarons were pretty but damp. I imagine they 'd been sitting in a hot kitchen but who knows. All in all it 's always a treat to go to the Palace but I 'm pretty sure I won 't be shelling out that kind of money for that kind of money, there are better tea services in the city. But there aren 't any better atmospheres."
